The Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
RBT00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
The Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust was ranked 81st of 188 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in April 2026, with 2,158 items dispensed, up 8.1% on a year earlier.
2,158items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£49,599
Actual cost, April 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. The Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to April 2026
Top medicines, April 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 59 | £294 |
| Medikinet XL 20mg capsules | 54 | £1,449 |
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 49 | £179 |
| Methylphenidate 27mg modified-release tablets | 47 | £1,627 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 37 | £106 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 36 | £38 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 36 | £217 |
| Fucibet cream | 35 | £466 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 34 | £724 |
| Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets | 34 | £322 |
| Dermol 500 lotion | 34 | £223 |
| Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 32 | £2,215 |
| Protopic 0.1% ointment | 32 | £1,429 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 32 | £101 |
| Methylphenidate 36mg modified-release tablets | 28 | £1,134 |